by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
In OR2 on Monday afternoon, CRNA Dan Ernst and Dr. Syboney Zapata prepare for surgery on 10-month-old Elva Barrera. After Dr. Zapata placed tubes in Elva’s ears, which would drain fluid and improve hearing, Dr. Wilder and his team performed a unilateral cleft...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
On Tuesday morning, Austin Smiles volunteer Beau Theriot holds six-month-old Nathaly Muralles just before she enters triage in the hour before her cleft lip repair in OR2, with Dr. Wilder. After hosting the recent “Wish Upon A Smile” annual fundraiser at...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
On Monday afternoon, just moments before anesthesia is administered in advance of a rhinoplasty, Maria Garcia gives the thumbs-up beside her surgeon, Dr. Bill Gorman. On Monday night, in overnight room 7, Maria rested comfortably. “She’s doing...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
Early Sunday morning, 10-month-old Nury Cuc rests in the arms of her mother, Candelaria. On Tuesday morning, she rested likewise just outside the triage room. Later in the day, she will undergo unilateral cleft lip repair in OR2 with Dr. Wilder and his team. Photo by...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
Thirteen-year-old Carlos Vicente, with his father, Emilio, waits in the triage room just prior to his transfer to OR3 for primary palate surgery, to be performed by Dr. David Wainwright and plastic surgery fellow Dr. Erika Sato. Carlos underwent a cleft lip repair at...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
On Sunday, seven-year-old Juliana Letran waits with her mother, Marlene, in advance of her pre-surgical evaluation, during which she would giggle at Dr. Syboney Zapata’s stethoscope cover, a fluffy lion. On Tuesday morning, after her secondary palatoplasty on...
